Sony Xperia SP Ad Alert Sony Xperia SP The ASA has found Sony’s advertising for the Xperia SP phone to be misleading.
Verizon: ‘You Dunk It, We Upgrade It’ Ad Alert Verizon: ‘You Dunk It, We Upgrade It’ Except when there’s battery damage.
FTC Pursues First Cell Cramming Case Consumer News FTC Pursues First Cell Cramming Case The FTC filed its first complaint against a company for “mobile phone cramming.”
State-by-State Resources Consumer Basics State-by-State Resources Where you can file complaints or research a business in your state.
City ID: The App Full of Unsavory Surprises? Ad Alert City ID: The App Full of Unsavory Surprises? We’re not sure what’s more audacious: How this app self-installed or the permissions it gives itself.
Apple iPhone 5 Wi-Fi Signals Class Action Apple iPhone 5 Wi-Fi Signals August 2016: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed. December 2015: A…
Stream Energy/Ignite Brands Stream Energy/Ignite TINA.org investigated Stream Energy, a Texas-based multilevel marketing company that resold electricity and gas to customers, as well as wireless phone and personal protective services, and found that the company…
Cash Tracking System: Gifting Scheme? Ad Alert Cash Tracking System: Gifting Scheme? An unsolicited phone call promising cash should raise all sorts of red flags.
Before You Take that Call Beware of Telemarketing Scams Consumer News Before You Take that Call Beware of Telemarketing Scams Although legitimate companies may use the telephone to advertise their products or services, consumers should be wary of some who call trying to obtain your financial or personal information for…
Before You Be Snapping and Chatting, Remember This Consumer News Before You Be Snapping and Chatting, Remember This Popular app reaches agreement with FTC to make privacy changes.
T-Mobile to Refund Customers $90M Consumer News T-Mobile to Refund Customers $90M Proposed agreement with the FTC would settle cramming allegations.
The Verizon ‘Edge’ of Deception Ad Alert The Verizon ‘Edge’ of Deception When a promise of big savings goes up in a puff of smoke.
CenturyLink Ad Alert CenturyLink Bundle for TV, internet, and phone will cost more in the required second year.
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Almost 210 Million Numbers Now on the Do Not Call Registry Consumer News Almost 210 Million Numbers Now on the Do Not Call Registry More than 209 million U.S. phone numbers are now registered with the service, which has been active since 2003. In 2011, consumers filed over 630,000 complaints, mostly regarding recorded messages…
Certified Roofing Ad Alert Certified Roofing A friend of TINA.org forwarded this story about a roofing job gone wrong. The reader hired a roofing company she found advertised in the phonebook: Here’s what happened when the…
Sweepstakes & Prizes Consumer Basics Sweepstakes & Prizes Sweepstakes and lotteries may be scams in disguise.